(A first step into the complexities of) the Dispatch Interval in the Real World
A third step in the 'Energy Literacy' journey in helping readers to understand the complexities within each and every Dispatch Interval.
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Afternoon trip of Bayswater unit 3 delivers rapid drop in Mainland Frequency
A quick record of a unit trip at Bayswater Power Station on Wednesday afternoon 5th March 2025.
Unplanned outage of No 1 leg of Directlink (was this related to the emergence of TC Alfred?)
AEMO says 'At 1030 hrs the Ewingsdale-Mullumbimby 9G5 132kV line and the Directlink DC1 tripped'. Was this related to TC Albert?
Comparing Frequency Measures (Frequency, FI, FM)
The faster-moving nature of the FM, with the introduction of FPP, removes predictability in the indicator for frequency performance.
The curious case of the ‘Q^^TR_CLHA_-600’ constraint equation on Monday 3rd March 2025 (Part 1)
A first walk through the ‘Q^^TR_CLHA_-600’ constraint equation (at the 10:00 dispatch interval on Monday 3rd March 2025), before 'next day public' data is available.
Watt’s Within a Dispatch Interval? A *very* simplistic view, for a start…
A second step in the 'Energy Literacy' journey in helping readers to understand the complexities within each and every Dispatch Interval.
Three of the common building blocks within the National Electricity Market
This article is a first step into exploring some of the complexities within three of the commonly used time-steps across the NEM.
‘Market Demand’ drops 401MW in 5 minutes on Sunday 2nd March 2025
All I have time to do now is note another change greater than 400MW in a 5-minute period – this time in in Victoria to the 11:10 dispatch interval (NEM time) on Sunday 2nd...
AER wrote letters to Semi-Scheduled participants (and others) with respect to ‘Expectations surrounding the use of self-forecasting’
At the end of February 2025, the AER wrote to Semi-Scheduled generators, and other interested parties, warning of the AER’s concerns about self-forecasting practices.
Only 14 weeks to go until Frequency Performance Payments
Full financial operation commences 8 June 2025.
Guest Authored Posts
24 GW in 24 months, a race against time for the NEM
Following his presentation at All-Energy in Melbourne last week, David Dixon reports on the state of the NEM's ambition to reach 82% renewables by 2030.
The implications of the Solar Sharer Offer (SSO) and Default Market Offer (DMO) review outcome on energy sellers
In this guest-authored article, Connor James explains the upcoming changes to the DMO, including the much publicised Solar Sharer Offer (SSO), and potential implications for energy sellers in NSW, SEQ, and SA.
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